Google's business chiefs explain how the Internet giant has been making strides to serve small businesses, including building assembling teams “laser-focused" on making ad campaigns readily available to jump across screens.

Microsoft is developing a set of cloud-based tools for managing and deploying session virtualisation servers, allowing you to publish and share apps on Windows, iOS, Android, OS X and (soon) Windows Phone devices. We take the beta for a test drive.

According to the latest Snowden leaks, Britain's GCHQ can remotely control iPhones and Android devices using "targeted" tools. Meanwhile, the NSA can tap "leaky" apps to determine a person's age and location, and in some cases even their sexual orientation and political views.